DSP Professional Fighting Game Player Resume -

[James Smith]

I'm trying to collect a list of the tournaments DSP went to, from small mall tournaments to national competitions. The following list is what I've found so far:

• 2004 EEC9 unknown, unknown (got 12-0'd in one matchup and lost $800 or so in money matches)
• 2005 EvoEast 1st Place in SSF2T
• 2005 Evo 4th Place in SSF2T
• 2006 EvoEast 1st Place in HSF2
• 2006 Evo not top 8, played HSF2
• 2006 East Coast Championship XI 5th Place, played Vampire Savior
• 2007 EvoEast 1st Place in SSF2T
• 2007 Evo not top 8, played SSF2T
• 2009 Evo unknown, played MvC2
• 2010 Season's Beatings unknown, unknown
• 2011 Winter Brawl 5 not top 8, played SSF2T and MvC3 (forfeit a bunch of games because his back hurt)
• 2011 Final Round XIV unknown, played SSF2T
• 2011 Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament 7 4th Place, played SSF2T
• 2011 playnTrade MvC3 Launch Tournament 2nd Place, played MvC3

 

[Synth]

Homie, you're gonna be trying to find that information forever.

There were tournaments monthly in like every state around Connecticut and even in state. Information was hardly ever tracked because shit was grassroots, and anything that was tracked was like just Top 8 for most tournies, and it was usually just a random post on SRK.

 

[James Smith]

anything that was tracked was like just Top 8 for most tournies

That's more than good enough. It demonstrates his pro career was doing well at three regionals and some mall tournaments in over a decade's time.

 

[darkwingosonichugorl]

Was Phil actually good at these games, or was it that only a small amount of people were willing to spend the time and money to travel to all these tournaments?

 

[James Smith]

Was Phil actually good at these games, or was it that only a small amount of people were willing to spend the time and money to travel to all these tournaments?

As far as I can tell he did well at some regional tournaments. I don't know how many people attended these tournaments. He never did well at national tournaments except for the one in 2005 that was widely boycotted by other high-level players.

 

[LiquidCancer]

Every tournament where he placed above top 8 was because there was less than 10 competitors

 

[Schmeckel]

Was Phil actually good at these games, or was it that only a small amount of people were willing to spend the time and money to travel to all these tournaments?

Better than the casual quarter dropper, but not even anywhere on the realm of being able to gaze at Daigo's jock. Could he beat me in street fighter? Sure, but I'm a button masher that spams fireballs and has no concept of how to play "competitively." I might rattle off a couple rounds just jumping with Blanka.

Phil came along and got good (enough) in the infancy of the fighting game craze. And when he realized he wasn't king shit of turd mountain, he called it a career and rode high on his" #1 ranked US super turbo player" claim and that was his peak.

 

[Immortal Technique]

I'm piecing this one together because it just seems like a local tourney:
This guy posted hyping a tournament:

Fight Club Round 4

SSF4 Fight Club Round 4 @ Gamingetc - 12/11/10 4pm - Stratford, CT For those of you that came before, you know the drill, for everyone body else, here’s the info: Date: 12/11/10 Time: Tournament starts at 4pm. Doors open at 10am, taking registrations all day. Free warm-up time before...

forums.shoryuken.com

and in another post said DSP showed up to the one last year and got beat:

CT fight scene- SSF4

also we have four tv’s total we will have two system the store own system and my system, if i could remember correctly we have two flats and two regular monitors.

forums.shoryuken.com

Edit:
@SoapQueen1 Found DSP on that site and it's a gold mine for small tourneys

THEKINGOFHATEHD

Largest fighting game community on the web

forums.shoryuken.com

 

[Tim Buckley]

Even on very small tournaments I'm surprised he got so many 1st 2nd and top 5 places, when he plays any fighting game on stream he unambiguously sucks ass, even LTG can beat him on any fighting game.

Did he he used to be better?

 

[Dear Leader Pol Pot]

Even on very small tournaments I'm surprised he got so many 1st 2nd and top 5 places, when he plays any fighting game on stream he unambiguously sucks ass, even LTG can beat him on any fighting game.

Did he he used to be better?

Phil is an average player. You can see this when new fighting games come out. He bodies most people in the beginning when no one knows how to play it. After a few months when everyone else learns the game and the meta is all figured out , hes now back at the bottom. Same thing happened in SFT2.

 

[Immortal Technique]

Just some other small time stuff (some might duplicates in your list):

Spoiler: Lots of stuff

SSF4 launch tournament at PlayNTrade in Danbury, CT 2010 /// DSP gets 1st place

PlayNTrade Super SF4 Debut tourney Grand Finals - HondaTech1424 vs DSP

Footage from the SSF4 launch tournament at PlayNTrade in Danbury, CT.

www.youtube.com

Waterbury SSF4 Tourney 7-11-10 - Rob vs. DSP /// DSP didn't win & don't know what place he got

Waterbury SSF4 Tourney 7-11-10 - Rob vs. DSP

So I attended a small-scale local tournament to see how my Hakan would pan out in offline gameplay. I had mixed results, but this was also a good test of my ...

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SBO ST quals held in Nashville Tennessee on July 24, 2010 /// DSP got 2nd place

SBO ST Tourney 3 - DSP vs Damdai pt2 (Grand Finals)

Footage from tournament 3 of the SBO ST quals held in Nashville Tennessee on July 24, 2010.

www.youtube.com

Marvel vs. capcom 3 midnight launch tournament at playnTrade in Danbury, CT on February 15, 2011 // DSP 1st

PnT MvC3 Launch Tourney - Grand Finals DSP vs. Taurus pt2

Footage from the Marvel vs. capcom 3 midnight launch tournament held at playnTrade in Danbury, CT on February 15, 2011. http://www.thekingofhate.com http://w...

www.youtube.com

2011 Final Round said he placed top 8 in games styles he played

Final Round 2011 - Update and Thoughts

DSP is done competing at Final Round. Find out what happened, how he did, and what his plans are now.

youtu.be

local MvC3 tournament held on Waterbury, CT on June 5, 2011 /// DSP didn't win & don't know what place he got

CT MvC3 Tourney - DSP vs Kryonik

Footage from a local MvC3 tournament held on Waterbury, CT on June 5, 2011. Special thanks to Esco for hosting the event. http://www.thekingofhate.com http:/...

www.youtube.com

tournament held at Games, Etc. in Stratford, CT on June 12, 2011.
Ive stopped watching these to get the results:

Games Etc. AE Tournament - Loser's Finals Jamal vs DSP

This is footage from the fighting game tournament held at Games, Etc. in Stratford, CT on June 12, 2011. NOTE: Unfortunately the TV on which SSF4 AE was runn...

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tournaments held at Connecticon 2011, a gaming/anime convention held in Hartford, CT in July of 2011

Connecticon '11 SSF4AE - DSP vs Omni Grand Finals pt2

This is footage from the tournaments held at Connecticon 2011, a gaming/anime convention held in Hartford, CT in July of 2011. http://www.thekingofhate.com h...

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Connecticon '11 MvC3 - DSP vs Cody Grand Finals

This is footage from the tournaments held at Connecticon 2011, a gaming/anime convention held in Hartford, CT in July of 2011. http://www.thekingofhate.com h...

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Gameplay footage from the 11/1/08 ranbat event at Tokyo Game Action. This is some of the action from the Top 8

TGA SF4 Top 8 - DSP (Honda) v Tony B (Boxer) Pt3

Gameplay footage from the 11/1/08 ranbat event at Tokyo Game Action. This is some of the action from the Top 8. http://www.tokyogameaction.com

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This was a match in the HD Remix singles at NEC9 2008

NEC9 - HD Remix Singles - DSP (Akuma/Dee Jay) v Damdai (Akuma)

This was a match in the HD Remix singles at NEC9, it was the first time I'd faced anyone with a good Akuma. Damdai specifically used only Akuma in the tourna...

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HD Remix @ PlayNTrade 2-7-09 Grand Finals - Damdai vs DSP

HD Remix @ PlayNTrade 2-7-09 Grand Finals - Damdai vs DSP

HD Remix @ PlayNTrade 2-7-09 Grand Finals - Damdai vs DSP

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Winter Brawl HD Remix Grand Finals - DSP vs Damdai 2009

Winter Brawl HD Remix Grand Finals - DSP vs Damdai

Winter Brawl HD Remix Grand Finals - DSP vs Damdai

www.youtube.com

FYE Street Fighter 4 Tournament Waterbury, CT 4/25/09 - DSP vs. Dru

FYE Street Fighter 4 Tournament Waterbury, CT 4/25/09 - DSP vs. Dru

PLEASE READ BEFORE WATCHING! Follow these instructions to get the best quality out of my videos: 1. Click on the HD button once it is available (takes about ...

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[James Smith]

Funny how he dropped off the face of the FGC when he started making a fuck ton of money on YouTube.

 

[Shokew]

I admire what's trying to be done here - Too bad Phil can't get a real job, unfortunately. Contrary to popular belief, especially since Phil isn't good at gaming and never has been, despite what people will tell you.

 

[Martys_not_smarty]

Phil is an average player. You can see this when new fighting games come out. He bodies most people in the beginning when no one knows how to play it. After a few months when everyone else learns the game and the meta is all figured out , hes now back at the bottom. Same thing happened in SFT2.

I've said it before several time, he is what they call in World of Tanks a sealclubber. he would have been back in the day one of the guys who got lucky enough to buy a Type-59 before they were banned and was able to pad his stats with it but in the modern meta he'd be below average.

 

[Bad Headspace]

Phil is an average player. You can see this when new fighting games come out. He bodies most people in the beginning when no one knows how to play it. After a few months when everyone else learns the game and the meta is all figured out , hes now back at the bottom. Same thing happened in SFT2.

He is the eternal scrub who refuses to learn the mechanics of the game.

 

[garakfan69]

It always surprises me that Phil was ever part of the FGC since he is the very definition of a scrub.

 

[Kheapathic]

He's a low level gatekeeper. He's good enough and has decent enough fundamentals, he'll be able to handle month 1 scrubs and people who are starting off. But those who've stayed dedicated as long (or longer) than he has, no contest. Brolylegs would be able to take Phil out, and that dude literally plays with his fucking face. Now that being said, could Phil beat me in SF2, yeah, would probably even trade in other SF versions. But it'd be beyond one-sided if he stepped into anime fighters; you think he rages hard when people knock him in SF, he'd wage-quit in record time if a semi-pro anything in BB got matched with him.